Mark Scalf

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Mark Scalf
Biographical details
Born (1958-10-03) October 3, 1958 (age 65)
Playing career
1977–1980 UNC Wilmington
Position(s)Second baseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1981–1983 North Carolina (Asst.)
1984–1991UNC Wilmington (Asst.)
1992–2019UNC Wilmington
Head coaching record
Overall941–686–1
TournamentsNCAA: 15–20
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
CAA Coach of the Year:1995, 2000, 2005, 2008, 2012

Mark Scalf (born October 3, 1958) is an American college baseball coach and former player. He served as head coach of the UNC Wilmington Seahawks baseball program from 1992 to the conclusion of the 2019 season. [1] [2]

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Background

Scalf is a native of Cary, North Carolina and attended Cary High School. [2] He is a four-time letter winner at second base for UNC Wilmington, from 1977 through 1980. [1] The Seahawks began play in Division I in Scalf's freshman year. [3]

Coaching career

After completing his playing career, Scalf earned a graduate assistant coach position at North Carolina in 1981. He became a full-time assistant the following season, helping the Tar Heels to two ACC tournament titles, an ACC regular season championship, and two NCAA tournament appearances in his three seasons in Chapel Hill. In 1984, he returned to UNC Wilmington as an assistant to Bobby Guthrie. In the summer of 1985, he skippered the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League. [4] In 1992, he succeeded Guthrie as head coach, and has since become the Seahawks all-time win leader. Scalf has earned five Colonial Athletic Association Coach of the Year Awards, placed 45 players into the professional ranks, and served as an assistant coach on the 2003 and 2007 USA Baseball teams, both of which earned silver medals. [1]

Head coaching record

This table shows Scalf's record as a head coach at the Division I level. [3] [5]

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
UNC Wilmington (Colonial Athletic Association)(1992–2019)
1992 UNC Wilmington 23–287–116th (7)CAA Tournament [lower-alpha 1]
1993 UNC Wilmington 26–296–84th (7)CAA Tournament [lower-alpha 2]
1994 UNC Wilmington 30–2810–84th (7)CAA Tournament [lower-alpha 3]
1995 UNC Wilmington 30–2511–72nd (7)CAA Tournament [lower-alpha 4]
1996 UNC Wilmington 28–309–117th (8)CAA Tournament [lower-alpha 5]
1997 UNC Wilmington 28–297–128th (8)CAA Tournament [lower-alpha 6]
1998 UNC Wilmington 21–346–147th (8)CAA Tournament [lower-alpha 7]
1999 UNC Wilmington 30–268–136th (8)CAA Tournament [lower-alpha 8]
2000 UNC Wilmington 36–2313–83rd (8)CAA Tournament [lower-alpha 9]
2001 UNC Wilmington 33–2211–94th (8)CAA Tournament [lower-alpha 10]
2002 UNC Wilmington 36–2114–72nd American (5)CAA Tournament [lower-alpha 11]
2003 UNC Wilmington 40–2315–61st American (5) NCAA Regional
2004 UNC Wilmington 40–2317–62nd (9) NCAA Regional
2005 UNC Wilmington 40–1921–31st (9)CAA Tournament [lower-alpha 12]
2006 UNC Wilmington 42–2217–135th (11) NCAA Regional
2007 UNC Wilmington 29–2718–114th (11)CAA Tournament [lower-alpha 13]
2008 UNC Wilmington 44–17–125–4–11st (11) NCAA Regional
2009 UNC Wilmington 31–2310–83rd (11)CAA Tournament [lower-alpha 14]
2010 UNC Wilmington 33–2713–114th (11)CAA Tournament [lower-alpha 15]
2011 UNC Wilmington 31–2818–123rd (11)CAA Tournament [lower-alpha 16]
2012 UNC Wilmington 39–2324–61st (11) NCAA Regional
2013 UNC Wilmington 38–2318–81st (10) NCAA Regional
2014 UNC Wilmington 30–2710–83rd (8) CAA tournament
2015 UNC Wilmington 41-1816-82nd NCAA Regional
2016 UNC Wilmington 41-1916-61st NCAA Regional
2017 UNC Wilmington 30-2916-82nd CAA tournament
2018 UNC Wilmington 39-2314-94th NCAA Regional
2019 UNC Wilmington 32-3112-12T-3rd (9) NCAA Regional
UNC Wilmington:941–686–1382–247–1
Total:941–686–1

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

  1. ↑ All seven of the CAA's teams qualified for the tournament in 1992.
  2. ↑ All seven of the CAA's teams qualified for the tournament in 1993.
  3. ↑ All seven of the CAA's teams qualified for the tournament in 1994.
  4. ↑ All seven of the CAA's teams qualified for the tournament in 1995.
  5. ↑ All eight of the CAA's teams qualified for the tournament in 1996.
  6. ↑ All eight of the CAA's teams qualified for the tournament in 1997.
  7. ↑ All eight of the CAA's teams qualified for the tournament in 1998.
  8. ↑ All eight of the CAA's teams qualified for the tournament in 1999.
  9. ↑ All eight of the CAA's teams qualified for the tournament in 2000.
  10. ↑ All six of the CAA's eligible teams qualified for the tournament in 2001. East Carolina and Richmond were ineligible.
  11. ↑ The top six finishers of the CAA's ten teams qualified for the tournament in 2002.
  12. ↑ The top six of the CAA's nine teams qualified for the tournament in 2005.
  13. ↑ The top six finishers of the CAA's eleven teams qualified for the tournament in 2007.
  14. ↑ The top six finishers of the CAA's eleven teams qualified for the tournament in 2009.
  15. ↑ The top four finishers of the CAA's eleven teams qualified for the tournament in 2010.
  16. ↑ The top four finishers of the CAA's eleven teams qualified for the tournament in 2011.

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